Weißfisch
[ˈvaɪ̯sˌfɪʃ]
The verdict
“Weißfisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sammelbezeichnung für die kleineren Verwandten des Karpfens (Familie Cyprinidae), die selten als Speisefisch verwendet werden
Corpus desk
Index DE-wei-fisch · Weißfisch · German
Weißfisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "W" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Weißfisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvaɪ̯sˌfɪʃ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Weißfisch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Weißfisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvaɪ̯sˌfɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Weißfisch in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Weißfisch, spelled W-E-I-S-S-F-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1Sammelbezeichnung für die kleineren Verwandten des Karpfens (Familie Cyprinidae), die selten als Speisefisch verwendet werden
- 2Mitglied der Weißfisch^([1])-Gattung Leuciscus
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Weißfisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Weißfisch dient den Pelzhändlern als Hauptnahrungsmittel.“
„Die Strömung war vorteilhaft, und unter den Algenbänken wimmelte es von Weißfischen, Barschen und Karpfen.“
Synonyms
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.